1. On the occasion of the 50th anniversary of bilateral diplomatic relations with Ecuador and Panama, the Foreign Ministry of the Republic of Korea will send “Beautiful Mind” to the two countries to showcase high-quality performances by fusing traditional Korean music with classical music.

2. Beautiful Mind will deliver three performances, including two solo performances in Ecuador on July 19 and in Panama on July 23, and a joint performance with Panama’s national orchestra on July 24. The shows will stress the strong friendship between the ROK and the two countries by playing the national anthems of host country and the ROK at the opening.

3. As Beautiful Mind is a charity music organization which includes performers with disabilities, the disabled and the underprivileged in the host country will also be invited. In particular, Beautiful Mind will introduce Korean culture by holding charity concerts for the underprivileged.

4. The Foreign Ministry hopes that the dispatch of a performance group for celebratory performances will serve as a good opportunity to bring the peoples of the ROK, and Ecuador and Panama together and introduce Korean culture, thereby paving the way for substantive cooperation between the two countries in a variety of sectors, including economy and trade. 


                 Spokesperson and Deputy Minister for Public Relations of MOFAT

* unofficial translation